Strings - what do you use, where do you get yours and how much do you pay?

Haych

MartinBlythe said:

Bax Music seem to be the cheapest around at the moment (£38 for 10). Granted, you do have to pay shipping under £100, but if you are ordering other stuff it's a great price. 

https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/electric-guitar-strings/daddario-exl110-10p-string-set-for-electric-guitar-10-sets?q=daddar

Darn that's a pretty good deal! 

Does anyone know if D'addario EXL116 11-52 sets can be ordered in bulk?  I've not seen any yet, maybe they're not nearly as popular.

guitarfishbay

@Haych ;

Thomann do bulk

https://www.thomann.de/gb/daddario_exl116.htm?ref=search_rslt_EXL116+_194262_0

Strings direct do a deal for 6+

http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/electric-guitar-strings-c189/6-string-sets-c303/daddario-daddario-daddario-exl116-nickel-wound-electric-11-52-medium-top-heavy-bottom-guitar-strings-p47

Haych

Cheers @guitarfishbay ;

usedtobe

Bridgehouse said:

usedtobe said:

I believe they were originally made from string..

They were originally made from Gut.

"Hello, Mr Music Shop Owner, I would like a packet of your finest guts please"

"Get out.."

I knew that. It was just a failed attempt at humour..

Voxman

Last month I bought a 10 pack of D'Addario EXL120's from Bax shop for £38.95 inc delivery. So, at less than £3.90 a set that's pretty competitive. 

Mickeyji

You can get Pyramids from Thomann at 2.99 £  the set - probably one of the best deals for quality strings. I use those and d'Addarios, also from Thomann.

rico

Voxman said:

Last month I bought a 10 pack of D'Addario EXL120's from Bax shop for £38.95 inc delivery. So, at less than £3.90 a set that's pretty competitive. 

Thanks for the tip!

Modellista

Elixir Nanoweb 10-46 for electrics - with the 3 for 2 deal they're £7.66 a set here...

Elixir Nanoweb 12-53 PB for acoustics - with the 3 for 2 deal they're £11.16 a set here...

@lozboy suggested having a sell-by date on strings which I thoroughly agree with - I've got a few older sets of Martins kicking around for my beater guitars - restrung a guitar the other day and the strings were tarnished straight out of the packets.  Total waste of time and money.

Count me in the Elixir fan club.  My main gigging Tele has had the same set of Elixirs on it for months, if not over a year, and it still sounds fresh.  I hate changing strings, and uncoateds go dull in about 5 minutes flat in my experience.  What's most impressive about Elixirs is the non-coated "anti-rust" unwound strings genuinely last far longer than conventional strings, even without the coating.  Makes you think there's a business reason why string manufacturers make strings that wear out quickly...

Bridgehouse

usedtobe said:

Bridgehouse said:

usedtobe said:

I believe they were originally made from string..

They were originally made from Gut.

"Hello, Mr Music Shop Owner, I would like a packet of your finest guts please"

"Get out.."

I knew that. It was just a failed attempt at humour..

Lol - so was mine

ESBlonde

I've been using mainly Pyramid strings for most guitars and Fender 150s for the others. In the past bulk buys from Thomann stuck onto other orders to get free carriage. The hit to our currency makes all strings seem more expensive now. Bulk buy still saves in the end.